Social Media

My First Mashable Post

Blogs

Last week I was traveling, so I wasn’t able to share that my first post for Mashable on How to Live Blog a Conference was published on July Fourth! If you’re not familiar with the blog, Mashable is one of the world’s top 10 blogs according to Technorati, and really one of the premier blogs [...]

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Steroids As The Social Media Holy Grail

Social Media

I am watching ESPN and shuffling through Google Reader. Here’s my deep thought: when Barry Bonds (allegedly) used steroids, it was bad. We all agreed on that. But when we talk about social media tools, referring to the robustness of a a new application as “like X on steroids” is perhaps one of the greatest [...]

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Robert Scoble on Value of Twitter for PR People

Social Media

(Quote via The Flack; Image credit via Flickr by b_d_solis) del.icio.us Tags: Twitter,Public Relations,Scoble

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Social Media Word of the Day: Astroturfing

Public Relations

Definition: an orchestrated public relations campaign that seeks to create the impression of being spontaneous, grassroots behavior. Hence the reference to the artificial grass AstroTurf. (Wikipedia)

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Just Because I’m Not Posting Here Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Busy!

Social Media

I realize that I haven’t posted to this blog in over a month. My intent is to start using it as a platform to discuss the issues that I am passionate about, but my client work comes first and there’s plenty of that to take care of right now. In the mean time, you can [...]

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Stumbled Upon: Three Media Monitoring Resources

Resources

I’m a big fan of Stumble Upon as a social media tool to discover new bloggers, websites and resources to enrich my online experience. Today I found three websites and add-ons I want to share of particular interest to communications professionals, especially the members of the account team responsible for monitoring: – Morning Coffee: If [...]

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10 Signs You Need A Social Media Vacation

Social Media

1. First order of business each day is to type, “Good Morning, Twitters!” 2. Can name everyone in Robert Scoble’s family along with their favorite start-ups and gadgets…and you’ve never met them. 3. At conferences, can be overheard saying, “Oh, you might know me by my avatar name!” 4. Update your Facebook status each time [...]

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